A national symposium with international participation entitled “Pain in the hands – etiology, diagnostics and therapy” was held at the amphitheater of the Institute of Pharmacy, Medical faculty, in Novi Sad on October 19, 2019. The symposium was...
An exciting event took place place on October 18th in Portugal. SIP Portugal* was launched in an event held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon. The theme of the event was “Investigate, Evaluate, Educate, and Act”. Last March SIP Portugal...
Are you a medical doctor who sees and treats people with pain? Do you want to improve your knowledge of pain medicine? Are you looking for further qualifications relevant to pain but need financial support to undertake them? The European Pain Federation EFIC is...
Following the election of the 17th November 2019, the Hellenic Society of Algology elected a new Executive Board. President: Kyriaki Vagdatli Vice President: Kyriakos Kokkinis Secretary General: Athina Kolotoura Treasurer: Helen Chrona Members: Helena Arnaoutoglou,...
This month we are happy to share the experience of one of our EFIC Fellows, Katarina Savić Vujović, who had the opportunity to attend the EFIC fellowship at the Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic, General Hospital Klinikum Klagenfurt am Worthersee in Austria: ‘’During this...
The EFIC Annual Reports present financial information for the year preceding the report publication and give insight into recent organisational updates and various projects of the Federation concerning Advocacy, Education, Research, Scientific Congress and relation to...
What is Health at a Glance 2019? The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the report “Health at a Glance 2019”. In this biennial report, the OECD compares key indicators for population health and health system performance across OECD...
The 2020 Examinations for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine (EDPM) and the European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy (EDPP) are now open for registration. The Examinations will take place at the University of Leuven in Belgium. The deadline for applications is...
The European Pain Federation is offering a 6-month traineeship focusing on communications. The trainee would also be expected to support on other aspects of association management, such as events organisation and administrative support. The traineeship will be based...
Kristóf Perczeln, who attended the 2019 EFIC school in Klagenfurt shared his experience and impressions from the event. “I applied for the Klagenfurt Pain School with the goal of enhancing my pain management skills with up-to-date knowledge and developing working...
Pain medicine is not taught as a dedicated unit in most European medical schools and there is a lack of awareness of the societal impact of pain in the broader community. This is one of the four key priorities of the SIP Thematic Network Joint Statement, where...
Standardizing pain education and competencies for nurses while taking into account patient experience is key to help patients experiencing chronic pain across Europe. Pain medicine is not taught as a dedicated unit in most European medical schools and there is...
‘Rethinking Pain – How to live well with chronic pain’ is a pain management book written by Dr. Helena Miranda, chair of the Societal Impact of Pain working group within the EFIC Finnish Chapter, the Finnish Pain Society. A pain physician and a chronic pain...
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the international standard for describing functioning and disability. In line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of health, the ICF received approval from all 191 World...
